Community Park-Based Programs for Health Promotion: Fit2Play Prospective Cohort Study (F2P)

September 3, 2025 updated by: Duke University
The Fit2Play prospective cohort study examines the effects of a park-based youth physical activity afterschool program on youth participant fitness and mental health outcomes. Duke will perform a secondary analysis of the data collected as part of the Fit2Play prospective cohort study run by Miami-Dade County Parks and Recreation.

Study Overview

Status

Recruiting

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

The Fit2Play prospective cohort study examines the effects of a park-based youth physical activity afterschool program on youth participant fitness and mental health outcomes. The Fit2Play program was designed by a team of MDPROS professionals and UM faculty. It is a daily after-school park-based program (Monday-Friday, 2 PM-6 PM) that comprises (1) 60 minutes of physical activity that incorporates multiple sports (soccer, kickball, flag football) and activities from Sports, Play and Active Recreation for Kids (SPARK), a play- and evidenced-based, outcome-oriented, structured, active recreation program for children with a focus on developing and improving motor skills, movement knowledge, social and personal skills; and (2) 20-30 minutes of nutrition education lessons 1-2 times per week that incorporate EmpowerMe4Life, a health and wellness curriculum aligned to the National Health Education Standards for fifth grade and grounded in the American Heart Association's scientific recommendations in promoting heart-healthy lifestyles. Fit2Play programming is implemented by park coaches, who are hired with health and wellness training and/or education-specific background(s) with at least a high school degree. Participants are divided into younger (6-9 years) and older (10-14 years) age groups regardless of weight status, and coaches choose daily age-appropriate SPARK and other physical activities for each group. With an oversight from a registered dietician, similarly, the UM-MDPROS team has expanded the EmpowerMe4Life curriculum to include younger (6-9 years) and older (10-14 years) age group modules.

The research team includes a large community organization (Miami-Dade County Parks and Recreation Department). All consented Fit2Play participants (400-800 per year) complete a baseline (August/September) and post-test (May/June) assessment during each school year of participation that include demographic, mental health symptom questionnaires, satisfaction surveys, and on-site physical fitness and biometric measurements. Data collection is performed by a core MDPROS measurement team who are trained and certified by University of Miami School of Medicine faculty. In addition, MDPROS bachelor/master's level recreation directors oversee on-site measurement procedures and collection of all predata and postdata to ensure measurement fidelity. Data are then uploaded to a shared (parks and university) database via a data management team.

Study Type

Observational

Enrollment (Estimated)

5000

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Contact

Study Locations

  • United States
    • Florida
      • Miami, Florida, United States, 33128
        • Recruiting
        • Miami-Dade County Parks, Recreation and Open Spaces Department

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

  • Child

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sampling Method

Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Fit2Play aims to enroll youth ages 6-14 years who are majority Hispanic and non-Hispanic black, 50% male; approximately 60% of the population will be normal weight, 15% with overweight, and 25% with obesity.

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • All participants enrolled in the Miami-Dade Fit2Play study will be included in this secondary analysis

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Anyone not enrolled in the Miami-Dade Fit2Play study will be excluded from this secondary analysis

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

Cohorts and Interventions

Group / Cohort
Intervention / Treatment
Fit2Play Program
Other: Fit2Play curriculum
Fit2Play is a daily after-school park-based program (Monday-Friday, 2 PM-6 PM) that comprises (1) 60 minutes of physical activity that incorporates multiple sports (soccer, kickball, flag football) and activities from Sports, Play and Active Recreation for Kids (SPARK), a play- and evidenced-based, outcome-oriented, structured, active recreation program for children with a focus on developing and improving motor skills, movement knowledge, social and personal skills; and (2) 20-30 minutes of nutrition education lessons 1-2 times per week that incorporate EmpowerMe4Life, a health and wellness curriculum aligned to the National Health Education Standards for fifth grade and grounded in the American Heart Association's scientific recommendations in promoting heart-healthy lifestyles. Miami-Dade Parks and Recreation is the sponsor of the Fit2Play prospective cohort study. Duke is conducting a secondary data analysis on data collected as part of the Fit2Play study.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Change in Weight
Time Frame: Baseline, 12-72 MONTHS
Baseline, 12-72 MONTHS
Change in Height
Time Frame: Baseline, 12-72 MONTHS
Baseline, 12-72 MONTHS
Change in Waist-to-Hip Circumference
Time Frame: Baseline, 12-72 MONTHS
Baseline, 12-72 MONTHS
Change in Pulse
Time Frame: Baseline, 12-72 MONTHS
Baseline, 12-72 MONTHS
Change in Blood Pressure
Time Frame: Baseline, 12-72 MONTHS
Baseline, 12-72 MONTHS
Change in PACER score
Time Frame: Baseline, 12-72 MONTHS
Baseline, 12-72 MONTHS
Change in sit-and-reach test
Time Frame: Baseline, 12-72 MONTHS
Baseline, 12-72 MONTHS
Change in number of push-ups
Time Frame: Baseline, 12-72 MONTHS
Baseline, 12-72 MONTHS
Change in number of sit-ups
Time Frame: Baseline, 12-72 MONTHS
Baseline, 12-72 MONTHS
Change in Kidscreen-27
Time Frame: Baseline, 12-72 MONTHS
Baseline, 12-72 MONTHS
Change in GAD-7
Time Frame: Baseline, 12-72 MONTHS
Baseline, 12-72 MONTHS
Change in PHQ-8
Time Frame: Baseline, 12-72 MONTHS
Baseline, 12-72 MONTHS

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Duke University

Collaborators

The Children's Trust, Miami FL
Miami-Dade County Parks and Recreation

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Emily D'Agostino, DPH, MS, MEd, MA, Duke University

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

May 7, 2020

Primary Completion (Estimated)

May 17, 2027

Study Completion (Estimated)

May 17, 2027

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

September 10, 2024

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

September 10, 2024

First Posted (Actual)

September 19, 2024

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimated)

September 4, 2025

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

September 3, 2025

Last Verified

September 1, 2025

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • Pro00105669

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

NO

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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